01/2010

(Phoenix, AZ- Jan. 14, 2010) - Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced that the State will provide a substantial increase in assistance for Arizona homeowners facing foreclosure as a result of a consumer fraud settlement with the Attorney General’s Office.

(Phoenix, Ariz. – January 5, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard will host a Senior Anti-Crime University on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 in Sun City West. The program will start at 8 a.m. at the Sun City West Foundation.

Goddard will be joined by local leaders and experts in consumer scams, investment fraud, personal safety, elder abuse, financial exploitation and other issues affecting seniors.

(Phoenix, Ariz. -- Jan. 6, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced that Molly E. Edwards has been named press secretary for the Arizona Attorney General's Office. She will be working with Communications Director Steve Wilson to meet the needs of the media and respond to public inquiries. She replaces Anne Hilby, who left the office last week to work in a political campaign.

(Phoenix, Ariz. -- Jan. 8, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard today asked Gov. Jan Brewer to join him in a letter to Arizona's Congressional delegation, urging them to strip the so-called "Nebraska Compromise" from the federal health care bill. That provision would benefit Nebraska at the expense of Arizona and every other state.

(Phoenix, Ariz. - Jan. 12, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard announced today that Douglas Ross Zuber, 51, of Scottsdale, has been sentenced in Maricopa County Superior Court to six years in prison and seven years of probation. He must also pay $6,196,985 in restitution to Harvard Investments, Inc., in Scottsdale.

Mediators are neutral parties who try to help disputing parties reach agreements in various types of cases. Mediation is a valuable alternative to litigation; it can save time and money and reduce stress.

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Jan. 25, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced an antitrust settlement with 16 other State Attorneys General, the United States Department of Justice, Ticketmaster and Live Nation that preserves competition in the concert ticketing services market in Arizona and nationally.